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New Report Loosens Noose Around Albatross’s NeckThe survival chances of the albatross, now officially the most threatened seabird family in the world, have been improved following a new report released by WWF-South Africa.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am New Genes Found For Inflammatory Bowel Disease In ChildrenResearchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in childhood. Continuing discovery of genes that interact with each other and with environmental influences in this complex disease helps build the foundation for personalized IBD treatments tailored to a patient's genetic profile.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am 'Lost World' Beneath Caribbean To Be ExploredScientists are set to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes and find out what lives in a 'lost world' five kilometres beneath the Caribbean.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Environmental Friendly Technology Can Remove Ink Stains In Paper RecyclingThe greatest challenge in paper recycling is removal of polymeric ink and coating; and the most difficult paper is mixed office wastepaper. Traditional de-inking processes involve large quantities of chemicals which are expensive and unfriendly to the environment. A better alternative would be a technology that involves biological intervention.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Sex Differences Seen In Response To Common AntidepressantWomen with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. But many members of both sexes may find that it helps ease their depression symptoms. The persistence of a gender difference in response to the drug -- even after the researchers accounted for many complicating factors -- suggests that there's a real biological difference in the way the medication affects women.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Powerful Donor Motivators For FundraisingPeople are more likely to donate to pledge drive appeals when fundraisers tap into peoples' desire to help others, according to a new study. Donors are also more likely to respond to appeals that involve negative emotions than pitches about benefits to the donor.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Diversity Among Parasitic Wasps Is Even Greater Than SuspectedA tiny wasp that lays its eggs under the skin of unwitting caterpillars belongs to one of the most diverse groups of insects on Earth. Now researchers report that its diversity is even higher than previously thought.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Medication To Lower Blood Pressure Reduces Outcome Of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack Or Stroke, Study SuggestsTelmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure, reduced the outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in people who are unable to tolerate a widely available and effective standard treatment, according to a new study.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm 'Armored' Fish Study Helps Strengthen Darwin's Natural Selection TheoryShedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a new study in Science.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Humans Could Be Infected Through Blood TransfusionsA nine-year study in sheep has added to the evidence that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can be transmitted through blood transfusion in humans. The likelihood of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) being transmitted between sheep through transfusion of infected sheep blood was 36 per cent, according to new research.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Hurricane Gustav pounds Louisiana coastNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav lashed the Louisiana coast on Monday with pounding rain and heavy winds, posing the biggest threat to the New Orleans area since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.Source: Reuters: Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 11:44 am London shares slide (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:58 am Hurricane Gustav hits US coast (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:44 am Mouth wateringKew Gardens reveals close-up images of fruitSource: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am Geoengineering: The radical ideas to combat climate changeArtificial clouds and creating colossal blooms of oceanic algae are among the ideas scientists say must now be consideredSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:54 am Whales shedding blubber, Japan study says (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:21 am Experts poised for rare frog huntScientists are to hunt for some of the world's rarest frogs in Costa Rica, including the iconic golden toad, last seen 20 years ago.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:56 am Geoengineering is not the solution to global warming, argues Greenpeace's Doug ParrTinkering with our entire planetary system is not a silver bullet. It's an expression of political despair, writes Greenpeace's Doug ParrSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 1 Sep 2008 | 12:21 am James Lovelock: Medicine for a feverish planet: kill or cure?Planetary scale engineering might be able to combat global warming, but, as with nineteenth century medicine, the best option may simply be kind words and letting Nature take its course, says James LovelockSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 1 Sep 2008 | 12:19 am Ben Goldacre on the medicalisation of everyday lifeBen Goldacre: The golden age of medicine has creaked to a halt and the industry is rapidly running out of new drugsSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:07 pm Extreme and risky action including geo-engineering the only way to tackle global warming, say scientists in collection of Royal Society papersRoyal Society papers suggest ways to combat global temperature rise through geo-engineeringSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm Radical ideas to save the planet suggested by leading scientistsArtificial clouds and use of carbon-neutral transport fuels among scientists' suggestionsSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm Starwatch: September diaryOnly Jupiter is easily visible at present for Northern hemisphere observersSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:03 pm Omega-3 may cut hospital admissions for patients with chronic heart failureStudy reveals that a capsule taken daily may help patients with a chronic heart conditionSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:03 pm Letters: No flies on us when it comes to swattingLetters: It is much easier to swat a fly with an object that lets the air throughSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:03 pm Hopes raised for block on cancerScientists say they have taken a big step towards blocking a chemical vital to the growth of many cancers.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:01 pm Hurricane Gustav: Fuzzy science confounds predictionsReport suggests increase in tropical storms is 'more likely than not' due to global warmingSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm UN chief: Next US president must lead on climate (AP)AP - The next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 31 Aug 2008 | 7:33 pm How Strong Can a Hurricane Get? (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Hurricane Gustav, churning toward the Gulf Coast now, has a small chance of becoming a Category 5 storm before it makes landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. That would put its winds at 156 mph or stronger. Such winds would devastate most buildings and trees in the storms path. Little would be left standing.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 31 Aug 2008 | 4:35 pm Bush to skip Republican convention (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 31 Aug 2008 | 3:14 pm Animal activists join hat battle with Ministry of DefenceThe Ministry of Defence will meet animal activists to discuss ethical alternatives to the bearskin hats worn by Buckingham Palace guards.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2008 | 2:48 pm Lights Out for Fireflies?Experts Fear Fireflies are DwindlingSource: Livescience.com | 31 Aug 2008 | 2:37 pm Why Butterflies Have 'Eye Spots'The striking patterns ward off predators.Source: Livescience.com | 31 Aug 2008 | 2:13 pm Hurricane Gustav Charges Toward Gulf CoastGustav's impact may be felt long after the winds have died.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 31 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am Nasa 'reviews shuttle shelf-life'Nasa is to see if the space shuttle can fly beyond its 2010 planned retirement, reports say, despite safety fears.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 31 Aug 2008 | 10:59 am
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